Mujir ad-Din Abaq

Mujir ad-Din Abaq (1124-1169) was Emir of Damascus from 1140 to 1154, succeeding Jamal ad-Din Muhammad and preceding Nur ad-Din Zengi.

Biography
Mujir ad-Din Abaq was born in 1124, the son of Jamal ad-Din Muhammad. He succeeded his father as Emir of Damascus in 1140 on his death, and Mu'in ad-Din Unur was named regent for Mujir ad-Din, holding off Zengi's siege of the city. In July 1149, Mujir ad-Din Abaq became Emir of Damascus when Mu'in ad-Din died, and in 1150 Nur ad-Din recognized him as ruler of Damascus. In 1151, he allied with the Crusaders against Bosra, but he visited Aleppo later that year to swear allegiance to Nur ad-Din. In 1152, the Governor of Bosra agreed to return to Damascus after Mujir ad-Din besieged Bosra, but in 1153 Mujir ad-Din helped Nur ad-Din in taking Baniyas from the crusaders. In 1154, Nur ad-Din occupied Damascus by force, and Mujir ad-Din went to exile in Homs, later going to Baghdad. He died there in 1169.